
Demonym: Burkinabé
Population: 15,730,977
(2010)
Capital City: Ouagadougou
Capital Coordinates:
12°20′N 1°40′W
Capital Time Zone: UTC
Currency: West African CFA franc
Currency Code: XOF
GDP: $8.8 billion
(2010)
Per Capita Income: $597
(2010)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: BF
Internet Country Code: .bf
Calling Code: 226
Independence: 1960
from France
Area: 274,000 square km
(273,800 km land)
(400 km water)
Lowest Point: Mouhoun River (200 m)
Highest Point: Tena Kourou
(749 m)
Life Expectancy: 54.07 years
Literacy: 21.80 percent
Number of bank notes in catalogue: 1
Number of coins in catalogue: 0
Number of stamps in catalogue: 55
